The American Meteorological Society offers a certificate and the Dr. Nelson Ying Orange County Science Exposition adds a $25.00 Visa gift card to a junior and to a senior student whose projects earned recognition for the study of atmospheric conditions or related oceanic and hydrologic sciences.

From Trinity Prep – Andrew Zhang

And from Lake Eola Charter School – Sydney Wright

The American Psychological Association offers a certificate and the Dr. Nelson Ying Orange County Science Exposition offers a $25.00 Visa gift card to a student who best met their criteria in the area of Behavioral Science.

From Lake Eola Charter School – Carly Tambor

Ardaman and Associates awards a plaque and a $100 Amazon.com gift card to one student for outstanding research in Environmental Science

From St. John Vianney – Alejandro Conti

Association for Women Geoscientists – A certificate awarded to a female student whose project exemplifies high standards of innovativeness and scientific excellence in the geosciences. In addition, the Dr. Nelson Ying Orange County Science Exposition adds a $25.00 Gift Card.

From South Creek Middle School – Camila Ragsdale

ASM Materials Education Foundation – A certificate and medallion are awarded to a project demonstrating the materials paradigm and clarity in presentation.

From Lake Highland Preparatory School – Hamzah Jhaveri

CDM Smith – Awards a $25 gift card and a CDM Smith Logo “Swing Bag” containing sports accessories to the student who best met their criteria in the area of Environmental Science

From Lake Highland Prep – Rithvik Seela

CDM Smith – Awards another $25 gift card and a CDM Smith Logo “Swing Bag” containing sports accessories to the student who best met their criteria in the area of Engineering.

From Florida Virtual School – Uma Menon

The Florida Association of Science Teachers (F.A.S.T.) awards a certificate and $25.00 to two students: one in the Junior Division and one in the Senior Division, whose projects exemplify outstanding research in any area.

From St. John Vianney – Rylee McDaid

And from Trinity Preparatory School – Daniel Galvez

Intel Excellence in Computer Science – A certificate and $200 is awarded to a student in the senior division who has an outstanding computer science project.

From Lake Highland Preparatory School – Varun Aggarwal

Leaders Preparatory School offers $30 and a certificate to three students who performed thorough research that potentially could impact science and society.

From Leaders Prep – Zeina Delati

From Leaders Prep – Aqsa Hasan

And from Orlando Science School – Siyona Mishra

The Metro Plan Orlando Student Clean Air Award of a plaque and a $50.00 Gift Card is offered to a student who best meets their criteria in the category of Environmental Science

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) offers a certificate and the Dr. Ying Orange County Science Exposition offers a $25.00 gift card to the student who demonstrates insight into Earth’s interconnected systems (atmosphere, climate, geosciences, environment, etc.)

From Maitland Middle School – Margaret Conti

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): awards a certificate and a medallion to a team of students, and a congratulatory letter to the students’ teachers. The projects involve research that emphasizes climate, weather, oceans, coasts, and conservation of aquatic ecosystems

From The Orlando Science School – The team of Isma Faisal and Emal Ali.

The Office of Naval Research awards a certificate and medallion to the following junior division students:

From Lake Nona Middle School – Guy Fox

From Orlando Science School – Landon Dabney

From Leaders Prep – Ahmed Elimairi

From Lake Eola Charter School – David Cole

And from Lake Nona Middle School – Ranson Shiver & Matthew Freeman

The Office of Naval Research also awards a certificate, medallion, and a gift card to the following senior division students:

From Trinity Preparatory School – Levon Tabirian

From Trinity Preparatory School – Sumer Sao

And from Lake Highland Prep. – Varun Aggarwal

Peterbrook Chocolate of Winter Park offers a $25.00 gift card to two projects in the Junior Division that best meet their criteria of outstanding research in the area of Behavioral Science

From Westridge Middle School – Anna Cruz

And from International Community School – Caleb Simard

Ricoh Americas Corporation awards a certificate and publicity on the RICOH website and the Dr. Nelson Ying Orange County Science Exposition adds a $25.00 Visa gift card to the student whose project displays technological and scientific innovations that best reflect the principles of sustainability.

From Trinity Preparatory School – Madison Autrey

And a new award of a $50 gift card, The Dr. Alan J. Saffran Memorial Award, is offered by the family of Dr. Alan Saffran. Dr. Saffran was a Winter Park surgeon who lost his battle with pancreatic cancer in 2013. This award is offered to a student whose project focuses on cancer prevention or treatment.

From Orlando Science School – Siyona Mishra

The Society for In Vitro Biology awards a certificate, congratulatory letter, gift card, and publicity in their newsletter to the student or team whose project exhibits plant or animal in vitro biology or tissue culture.

From Lake Highland Prep – Priyanka Khushal

The Stockholm Junior Water Prize competition awards a certificate, and the Dr. Nelson Ying Orange County Science Exposition adds a $25.00 Visa gift card to a junior division student who exhibits an outstanding water-related project.

From International Community School – Max Shaw

U. S. Air Force – The U. S. Air Force encourages studies in mathematics, sciences, and engineering and endorses projects that offer Air Force applicability. Winners will receive a certificate enclosed in an Air Force folder, a sling pack, power bank charger, dog tag, USB flash memory drive, and a dual USB car charger.

From Lake Eola Charter School – Angelina Marcus

From Lake Eola Charter School – Nicholas Patrizio

From Orlando Science School – Kayra Akin

From International Community School - Luke Higgins

From International Community School – Rachel Olson

From Avalon Middle School – Dylan Morton

From Orlando Science School – Shreya Bhat

And from Walker Middle School – Jakob Bishop

The U. S. Metric Association awards a certificate and the Dr. Nelson Ying Orange County Science Exposition adds a $25.00 Visa gift card to two students who use the greatest variety of metric measurements and symbols, and uses them properly.

From Avalon Middle School – Dylan Morton

And from Lake Highland Prep – Julia Wu

The Yale Science and Engineering Association awards a certificate and a pewter medallion to an outstanding Senior Division student in one of the following categories: Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, or Chemistry

From Timber Creek High School – Mark Wasuwanich

For sixty years, the Orlando Science Center has been a place that inspires curiosity and exploration. Truly one of the great activities for Orlando families, the Science Center encourages learning in a fun way. We’re the perfect educational activity, fun and knowledge all under one roof. They have two awards for students in the Junior Division whose projects were outstanding in the Physical Science field.

Our first winner, winning four tickets to the Orlando Science Center: From Orlando Science School – Shreya Bhat

And our second winner, winning an annual family membership to the Orlando Science Center: From Lake Eola Charter School – Summer Bolling